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ع ز ز Root ʿ-z-z in the Qur’an 120 occurrences in 117 verses

Occurrences
120
Verses
117
Surahs
48 of 114
Words
8

Most Arabic words are built from a root of three letters, and words from one root share a core meaning. In the Qur’an, the root ع ز ز (ʿ-z-z) gives 8 words. It appears most in Ash-Shu'ara (10), Al-Baqarah (7), Ali 'Imran (6).

Words from this root

Meanings are the most common word-by-word translations of each word in the Qur’an.

WordTypeTimesTranslated as
عَزِيزnoun101All Mighty, mighty, Aziz
عِزَّةnoun11honor, pride, might
أَعَزّnoun3mightier, stronger, more honorable
الْعُزَّىproper noun1Uzza
تُعِزُّverb1You honor
عَزَّverb1he overpowered me
عَزَّزْverb1We strengthened them
عِزّnoun1honor

عَزِيز 101 times

  • 2:129 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-MightyOur Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise."
  • 2:209 · Al-Baqarahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyBut if you deviate after clear proofs have come to you, then know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 2:220 · Al-Baqarahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyTo this world and the Hereafter. And they ask you about orphans. Say, "Improvement for them is best. And if you mix your affairs with theirs - they are your brothers. And Allah knows the corrupter from the amender. And if Allah had willed, He could have put you in difficulty. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 2:228 · Al-Baqarahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyDivorced women remain in waiting for three periods, and it is not lawful for them to conceal what Allah has created in their wombs if they believe in Allah and the Last Day. And their husbands have more right to take them back in this [period] if they want reconciliation. And due to the wives is similar to what is expected of them, according to what is reasonable. But the men have a degree over them [in responsibility and authority]. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 2:240 · Al-Baqarahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyAnd those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - for their wives is a bequest: maintenance for one year without turning [them] out. But if they leave [of their own accord], then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable way. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 2:260 · Al-Baqarahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyAnd [mention] when Abraham said, "My Lord, show me how You give life to the dead." [Allah] said, "Have you not believed?" He said, "Yes, but [I ask] only that my heart may be satisfied." [Allah] said, "Take four birds and commit them to yourself. Then [after slaughtering them] put on each hill a portion of them; then call them - they will come [flying] to you in haste. And know that Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise."
  • 3:4 · Ali 'Imranعَزِيزٌۭ (is) All-MightyBefore, as guidance for the people. And He revealed the Qur'an. Indeed, those who disbelieve in the verses of Allah will have a severe punishment, and Allah is exalted in Might, the Owner of Retribution.
  • 3:6 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-MightyIt is He who forms you in the wombs however He wills. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
  • 3:18 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَزِيزُ the All-MightyAllah witnesses that there is no deity except Him, and [so do] the angels and those of knowledge - [that He is] maintaining [creation] in justice. There is no deity except Him, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
  • 3:62 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَزِيزُ (is) the All-MightyIndeed, this is the true narration. And there is no deity except Allah. And indeed, Allah is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
  • 3:126 · Ali 'Imranٱلْعَزِيزِ the All-MightyAnd Allah made it not except as [a sign of] good tidings for you and to reassure your hearts thereby. And victory is not except from Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Wise -
  • 4:56 · An-Nisaعَزِيزًا All-MightyIndeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses - We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 4:158 · An-Nisaعَزِيزًا All-MightyRather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 4:165 · An-Nisaعَزِيزًا All-Mighty[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 5:38 · Al-Ma'idahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty[As for] the thief, the male and the female, amputate their hands in recompense for what they committed as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 5:54 · Al-Ma'idahأَعِزَّةٍ (and) sternO you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
  • 5:95 · Al-Ma'idahعَزِيزٌۭ (is) All-MightyO you who have believed, do not kill game while you are in the state of ihram. And whoever of you kills it intentionally - the penalty is an equivalent from sacrificial animals to what he killed, as judged by two just men among you as an offering [to Allah] delivered to the Ka'bah, or an expiation: the feeding of needy people or the equivalent of that in fasting, that he may taste the consequence of his deed. Allah has pardoned what is past; but whoever returns [to violation], then Allah will take retribution from him. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Owner of Retribution.
  • 5:118 · Al-Ma'idahٱلْعَزِيزُ (are) the All-MightyIf You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
  • 6:96 · Al-An'amٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) the All-Mighty[He is] the cleaver of daybreak and has made the night for rest and the sun and moon for calculation. That is the determination of the Exalted in Might, the Knowing.
  • 8:10 · Al-Anfalعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyAnd Allah made it not but good tidings and so that your hearts would be assured thereby. And victory is not but from Allah. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 8:49 · Al-Anfalعَزِيزٌ (is) All-Mighty[Remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was disease said, "Their religion has deluded those [Muslims]." But whoever relies upon Allah - then indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 8:63 · Al-Anfalعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyAnd brought together their hearts. If you had spent all that is in the earth, you could not have brought their hearts together; but Allah brought them together. Indeed, He is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 8:67 · Al-Anfalعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyIt is not for a prophet to have captives [of war] until he inflicts a massacre [upon Allah 's enemies] in the land. Some Muslims desire the commodities of this world, but Allah desires [for you] the Hereafter. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 9:40 · At-Tawbahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyIf you do not aid the Prophet - Allah has already aided him when those who disbelieved had driven him out [of Makkah] as one of two, when they were in the cave and he said to his companion, "Do not grieve; indeed Allah is with us." And Allah sent down his tranquillity upon him and supported him with angels you did not see and made the word of those who disbelieved the lowest, while the word of Allah - that is the highest. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 9:71 · At-Tawbahعَزِيزٌ (is) All-MightyThe believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong and establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger. Those - Allah will have mercy upon them. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise.
  • 9:128 · At-Tawbahعَزِيزٌ GrievousThere has certainly come to you a Messenger from among yourselves. Grievous to him is what you suffer; [he is] concerned over you and to the believers is kind and merciful.
  • 11:66 · Hudٱلْعَزِيزُ All-MightySo when Our command came, We saved Salih and those who believed with him, by mercy from Us, and [saved them] from the disgrace of that day. Indeed, it is your Lord who is the Powerful, the Exalted in Might.
  • 11:91 · Hudبِعَزِيزٍۢ mightyThey said, "O Shu'ayb, we do not understand much of what you say, and indeed, we consider you among us as weak. And if not for your family, we would have stoned you [to death]; and you are not to us one respected."
  • 12:30 · Yusufٱلْعَزِيزِ AzizAnd women in the city said, "The wife of al-'Azeez is seeking to seduce her slave boy; he has impassioned her with love. Indeed, we see her [to be] in clear error."
  • 12:51 · Yusufٱلْعَزِيزِ (of) AzizSaid [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah! We know about him no evil." The wife of al-'Azeez said, "Now the truth has become evident. It was I who sought to seduce him, and indeed, he is of the truthful.

Also in 71 more places: 12:78, 12:88, 14:1, 14:4, 14:20, 14:47, 16:60, 22:40, 22:74, 26:9, 26:68, 26:104, 26:122, 26:140, 26:159, 26:175, 26:191, 26:217, 27:9, 27:34, 27:78, 29:26, 29:42, 30:5, 30:27, 31:9, 31:27, 32:6, 33:25, 34:6, 34:27, 35:2, 35:17, 35:28, 36:5, 36:38, 38:9, 38:66, 39:1, 39:5, 39:37, 40:2, 40:8, 40:42, 41:12, 41:41, 42:3, 42:19, 43:9, 44:42, 44:49, 45:2, 45:37, 46:2, 48:3, 48:7, 48:19, 54:42, 57:1, 57:25, 58:21, 59:1, 59:23, 59:24, 60:5, 61:1, 62:1, 62:3, 64:18, 67:2, 85:8

عِزَّة 11 times

  • 2:206 · Al-Baqarahٱلْعِزَّةُ (his) prideAnd when it is said to him, "Fear Allah," pride in the sin takes hold of him. Sufficient for him is Hellfire, and how wretched is the resting place.
  • 4:139 · An-Nisaٱلْعِزَّةَ the honorThose who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.
  • 4:139 · An-Nisaٱلْعِزَّةَ the honorThose who take disbelievers as allies instead of the believers. Do they seek with them honor [through power]? But indeed, honor belongs to Allah entirely.
  • 10:65 · Yunusٱلْعِزَّةَ the honorAnd let not their speech grieve you. Indeed, honor [due to power] belongs to Allah entirely. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.
  • 26:44 · Ash-Shu'araبِعِزَّةِ By the mightSo they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
  • 35:10 · Fatirٱلْعِزَّةَ the honorWhoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.
  • 35:10 · Fatirٱلْعِزَّةُ (is) the HonorWhoever desires honor [through power] - then to Allah belongs all honor. To Him ascends good speech, and righteous work raises it. But they who plot evil deeds will have a severe punishment, and the plotting of those - it will perish.
  • 37:180 · As-Saffatٱلْعِزَّةِ (of) HonorExalted is your Lord, the Lord of might, above what they describe.
  • 38:2 · Sadعِزَّةٍۢ self-gloryBut those who disbelieve are in pride and dissension.
  • 38:82 · Sadفَبِعِزَّتِكَ Then by Your might[Iblees] said, "By your might, I will surely mislead them all
  • 63:8 · Al-Munafiqunٱلْعِزَّةُ (is) the honorThey say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

أَعَزّ 3 times

  • 11:92 · Hudأَعَزُّ mightierHe said, "O my people, is my family more respected for power by you than Allah? But you put Him behind your backs [in neglect]. Indeed, my Lord is encompassing of what you do.
  • 18:34 · Al-Kahfوَأَعَزُّ and strongerAnd he had fruit, so he said to his companion while he was conversing with him, "I am greater than you in wealth and mightier in [numbers of] men."
  • 63:8 · Al-Munafiqunٱلْأَعَزُّ the more honorableThey say, "If we return to al-Madinah, the more honored [for power] will surely expel therefrom the more humble." And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.

الْعُزَّى 1 time

  • 53:19 · An-Najmوَٱلْعُزَّىٰ and the UzzaSo have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

تُعِزُّ 1 time

  • 3:26 · Ali 'Imranوَتُعِزُّ and You honorSay, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honor whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

عَزَّ 1 time

  • 38:23 · Sadوَعَزَّنِى and he overpowered meIndeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."

عَزَّزْ 1 time

  • 36:14 · Ya-Sinفَعَزَّزْنَا so We strengthened themWhen We sent to them two but they denied them, so We strengthened them with a third, and they said, "Indeed, we are messengers to you."

عِزّ 1 time

  • 19:81 · Maryamعِزًّۭا an honorAnd they have taken besides Allah [false] deities that they would be for them [a source of] honor.

How we count

Each Qur’an word whose stem comes from this root counts once. Attached prefixes and pronouns, such as wa- (and) or al- (the), are not counted separately. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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